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Parent and Family Resources
Updated 12/15/20
We are continuously adding content as we receive it. Please send us any resource or links that may benefit our Hispanic/Latino Catholic Community (English and Spanish) and the Catholic community at large.
Parent and Family Resources
English
Coronavirus
- Faith-fully Navigating Coronavirus with Your Kids English PDF | Spanish PDF
- Having Difficult Conversations – Strong Catholic Family Faith
- 10 ways to Survive (and Thrive) Through Days of Quarantine – CatholicMom.com
- Life under lockdown: 8 ways to handle staying at home- U.S. Catholic
- Food Pantry and remote Counseling and Legal Services from Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
- Hearts to Serve by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to help those struggling with basic needs during the coronavirus pandemic
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Quarantine blues: 5 ways to help your family cope while you’re all cooped up– (OSV)
Faith and Prayer
- At Home with Faith (Archdiocese of Seattle)
- 52 Sundays (Archdiocese of Detroit) A dynamic guide for families to keep the Lord’s Day holy, including family prayer activities, devotions and meals. The guide is intended to augment Sunday Mass participation, but is also a great resource for families unable to attend Mass.
- Resources for Family Prayer (CatholicMom.com)
- Prayer and the Family Meal (Loyola Press)
- Family Faith and Fun (Loyola Press) Family Activities, Family Mealtime, Inspiration in Daily Family Life, Talking to Kids About Faith
- Growing Up Catholic
- Christ Our Life: Family Catechesis Resources: Grades 1-8 (Loyola Press)
- Tips for Praying with Children (Loyola Press)
- Parent resources for continuing conversations about the faith at home from The Leadership Institute of the Diocese of Bridgeport
- Teaching Catholic Kids, from Our Sunday Visitor, is a valuable online tool for parents. Free downloadable activities and articles are updated each week and made available from the best of Our Sunday Visitor books, workbooks and writers.
Holy Week
- Family Guide for Celebrating Palm Sunday through Easter from the Messy Family Project
- Holy Week@Home Experience from The Pastoral Center – activities and prayer experiences for families with children
Lent
- Lent Recipes
- Lenten Family Activities & Meatless Recipes – CRS Rice Bowl
- Daily Family Lenten Calendar
Fun Activities
- Catholic I.Q.—The Family of God (Catechist)
- Family Bible Challenge
- Cathequizem
- Virtual Field Trip
- Family Activities– Archdiocese of Los Angeles
- Road Trip from Home: Virtual Field Trips
Marriage & Families
- For Your Marriage (USCCB)
- NFCYM Strong Catholic Families
- Family Resources – The Leadership Institute, Diocese of Bridgeport
- Online Natural Family Planning (NFP) Classes – Couple to Couple League
- Messy Family Project – simple guides to leading prayer when families, parenting during crisis, blog, podcast & resources for Catholic parenting
Teaching Children at Home
- The Religion Teacher’s Journal– Help for parents during the coronavirus crisis.
- 10 Tips for Teaching Religion Lessons to Your Children at Home
- How to homeschool during the coronavirus crisis with free resources – Today
- List of resources for studying at home
- 50 Online Art and Music resources to learn at home
Spanish
Coronavirus
- Navegando con fe el coronavirus con sus hijos
- Hable con sus hijos sobre el COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – National Association of School
- Comida y Servicios de Consejería y Servicios Legales a distancia – de Caridades Católicas de la Arquidiócesis de Chicago
- Tácticas caseras para evitar el stress y crear un clima familiar agradable– Dr. Dora Tobar
Matrimonios y Vida Familiar
- Por tu Matrimonio (USCCB)
- Instrucción de Planificación natural de la familia (PNF) en línea – Liga de Pareja a Pareja
- Ministerio de Matrimonios y Familias – Blog con catequesis para las familias y blogs para los matrimonios.
- Maternidad Católica de Moda – del Centro del Apostolado Católico
- Hemos abandonado todo y te hemos seguido – del Centro del Apostolado Católico
- La vida cristiana: Una vida de amor – del Centro del Apostolado Católico
Oración Familiar y la Fe
- Sesiones de oración para familias (Silvio Cuellar) Daily 6:00 pm
- 52 Domingos (Archdiocese of Detroit) A dynamic guide for families to keep the Lord’s Day holy, including family prayer activities, devotions and meals. The guide is intended to augment Sunday Mass participation, but is also a great resource for families unable to attend Mass. Spanish version.
- En casa con Fe Arquidiócesis de Seattle
- La fuerza de los rituales familiares (Loyola Press)
- Growing up Catholic– Recursos para padres en Español
Cuaresma
- Vive la Cuaresma en Familia – CRS Rice Bowl
- Calendario para la Cuaresma– CRS Rice Bowl
Semana Santa
Manual de Semana Santa para celebrarlo en familia– Diócesis de Monterrey
Otros Recursos
- Museos Virtuales
- Lista de recursos para estudiar en casa
- Recursos Escolares y actividades Educativas para hacer en casa – de la Diócesis de Lafayette en Indiana
Masses Online
List of Masses being streamed online during COVID-19
Prayer Resources
Links to prayers for Catholics, parents, and pastoral leaders
Youth & Young Adults
Resources for pastoral juvenil, youth ministry, young adult ministry, and campus ministry
Mental Health
Mental Health resources during COVID-19
Online Prayer Opportunities
Adoration, praise & worship, praying the rosary, and Stations of the Cross
Parent Resources
Online resources for Catholic Parents
Children
Resources for Children during COVID-19
Tools for Ministering Online
Software and resources to help pastoral ministers move their ministries online.
Resources
Resources for Prayer, Worship and Mass in the Home
Faith Formation
Resources for Directors of Faith Formation, Catechists and Pastoral Leaders
Persons with Disabilities
Resources for Persons with Disabilities
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